The Key Drivers and Barriers to the Sustainable Development of Commercial Property in New Zealand

Bond, Sandy; Perrett, Guy

doi:10.1080/10835547.2012.12091834

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“…By highlighting the impact of green features on occupants' health and productivity, Heerwagen (2000) illustrated the importance of occupant satisfaction, as a GBF. Bond and Perrett (2012) found that tenant satisfaction and productivity are the most influential drivers, among the ten most important drivers, that determine the successful application of a green features application. Improvement of living quality is greatly determined by green features design quality.…”

Section: Living Qualitymentioning

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Criteria and barriers for the application of green building features in Hong Kong

Jayantha

Kwong

2018

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Purpose An understanding about the criteria determining the successful application of green features, and the barriers to implementation is essential in order to promote and enhance green building development. The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, the criteria determining the success of GBFs; and second, the barriers to implementing GBFs in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach A multi-method approach comprising a comprehensive questionnaire survey and a semi-structured group discussion with construction professionals, along with three case studies was adopted to address these two issues. Findings Findings suggest that although environmental performance is the most significant criterion, the living quality of occupants and the costs of green features play a crucial role in determining the success of their application. However, the environmental aspects of buildings are not sufficient for rating or determining the greenness level of a building. As for barriers, the green cost implications; the structural unsuitability of the current stock of old buildings; and the lack of financial incentives were found to be crucial barriers preventing the application of green features in the Hong Kong building sector. Originality/value GBFs have received extensive attentions by the academia and industry. This paper used a mix method approach by exploring success criteria and barriers to implementing green features in the building sector in Hong Kong. As green building development is still a contemporary subject of discussion, this study would be beneficial to decision makers as it identifies the criteria determining the success of green building adoption and barriers to implementation of such features. Hence, relevant stakeholders will have better understanding of the factors affecting the adoption of GBFs.

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Section: Living Qualitymentioning

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Criteria and barriers for the application of green building features in Hong Kong

Jayantha

Kwong

2018

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“…Drivers for green buildings could include large advanced corporations (Bond, 2011). Most organisations occupy green buildings because of the company mission which is on a strong environmental and sustainability focus (Bond and Perrett, 2012). A compelling majority of 93 per cent of companies identify green as a way of achieving sustainability and believe sustainability is the future success of their business (Hayward et al , 2013).…”

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“…Low-volatile paints are mostly used in green homes which have less impact on the health of the occupants, hence providing an improved indoor air quality compared to the conventional households (Alias et al , 2010). Occupying green buildings comes with benefits like increased productivity, reduction in sick leave and not coming to work, staff holding and attraction (Bond and Perrett, 2012).…”

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Factors driving the adoption of green certification of buildings in Ghana

Agyekum

Adinyira

Ampratwum

2020

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PurposeSustainability has become a topical issue in many countries, with emphasis on green buildings. Though Ghana has recently adopted green buildings, there is lack of its speedy implementation. There is little literature on the adoption of green certification of buildings, especially in a developing country like Ghana. The purpose of this paper is to identify the factors that drive the adoption of green certification of buildings in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopts face-to-face and telephone interviews, using a semi-structured interview guide among ten built environment professionals. Qualitative responses to the interview are thematically analysed using Nvivo 11 Pro analysis application software.FindingsThe findings suggest that “observability of the benefits of green certified buildings”, “commitment of Government to green building initiatives”, “incorporating green certification of buildings into the code of practice of professional bodies”, “green building certification incentives”, “public acknowledgement of the green building concept”, “policies and regulations to enforce the adoption of the concept” and “effective communication and source of information on the concept” are the factors that drive the adoption of green certification of buildings in Ghana.Originality/valueThe paper contributes to the understanding of the factors that drive the adoption of green building certification in Ghana. With these findings, stakeholders and industry practitioners can make informed decisions regarding how they can put in place strategies to ensure the effective adoption of green certification of buildings. Though this study was conducted within the context of Ghana, its findings and implications can be useful to policy makers, stakeholders and practitioners in other developing countries.

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“…Another factor that appears to have limited the implementation of green building principles could be lack of practical knowledge and expertise among building owners (Bond and Perrett, 2012;Chan et al, 2016). The position of Le Jeune et al (2013) that South Africa at present does not have enough projects through which designers can gain adequate knowledge about green building design reinforces the importance of this factor to a greater extent.…”

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“…The assertion was also supported by Hankinson and Breytenbach (2012), that there were not enough clients or projects to allow designers to gain the needed experience in green building design. According to Bond and Perrett (2012), lack of practical knowledge and expertise of green building has led to overestimation of the initial cost premium by the estimators. Landman (1999) and Darko and Chan (2016) have also identified clients' apathy as another barrier to green building implementation, and this is thought to be the reason why most projects do not apply green building principles.…”

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A case study on the implementation of green building construction in Gauteng province, South Africa

Masia

Kajimo‐Shakantu

Opawole

2020

MEQ

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PurposeGreen building is a relatively new concept with limited applications in property development in South Africa. The objectives of this study are therefore threefold: identify key green building principles considered by property developers, establish the benefits of implementing the principles and determine the barriers to its applications.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted a case study of two Green Star South Africa (SA)-certified buildings in Sandton, Johannesburg. These are Alexander Forbes building, and Ernst & Young Eris Towers. The two certified buildings were purposefully selected because of the insightful information they provide regarding application of green building principles. The main themes investigated in the cases are environmental awareness, green building principles applications, as well as benefits and barriers of green building. A total of six interviewees from the contractors', property developers', environmental/green building consultants' and sustainability consultants' organizations who were involved in the implementation of green building principles in the two cases provided the qualitative data for the study. The qualitative data were supplemented with data relating to the two case studies obtained from the ‘Earth Works for a Sustainable Built Environment’. The interviews were arranged over a period of two months, and each interview took between 20 and 30 minutes. Analysis of the data was done through a phenomenological interpretation of the qualitative opinions expressed by the interviewees.FindingsKey green building principles comprising energy efficiency, water efficiency, resource efficiency, occupants' health and well-being and sustainable site development were implemented in the two cases. The fact that the buildings were rated 4-star enabled inference to be drawn that the implementation of the principles was less than 60 per cent. Energy efficiency of 35 per cent indicated in Case I suggests that the level is consistent with the South African green building standard of 25 per cent to 50 per cent. However, the energy and water efficiency assessment of the building were based on projections rather than on ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the buildings' performance. Moreover, perceived saving in operational cost was identified as dominant driver to green building principles implementation. Conversely, lack of government incentives and absence of reliable benchmarking data regarding performance of green buildings were major barriers to its full implementation.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study provide important implications to the developers and government on the application of green building principles. In the first place, the evidence that initial high cost premium could be off settled by long- term saving on operational costs as a result of use of local materials, energy and water savings as well as use of recycled material, as implemented in the two case projects, would improve investment decision in green building by developers. The understanding of the drivers and barriers to implementation of green building principles also has implications for guiding government policies and programmes towards green building.Originality/valueThe significance of this study stems from the fact that limited studies, especially in the South African context, have indicated the drivers and barriers to the implementation of green building principles. The case study approach adopted gave a novelty to the study by providing hands-on information from the stakeholders who were known to have played specific roles in the application of green building. The findings indicated that initial high cost premium was not a consideration in developers' choice of green building which justifies the possibility of a costlier product when factors such as environmental sustainability benefit is considered to be ultimate. The study thus suggests further research involving larger cases on energy efficiency, water efficiency and costs of green buildings compared to the conventional type to bring the findings to a broader perspective and assist to benchmark data for green building assessment.

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The Key Drivers and Barriers to the Sustainable Development of Commercial Property in New Zealand

Cited by 38 publications

References 7 publications

Criteria and barriers for the application of green building features in Hong Kong

Criteria and barriers for the application of green building features in Hong Kong

Factors driving the adoption of green certification of buildings in Ghana

A case study on the implementation of green building construction in Gauteng province, South Africa

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